Ranchers call for halting the import of Brazilian meat amid surplus in Mexico

The National Confederation of Livestock Organizations has requested that the government of Claudia Sheinbaum establish controls on imports, primarily from countries with which Mexico has no trade treaty, to prevent an oversupply that would generate economic losses for the livestock sector. According to figures from the organization, the supply of beef is guaranteed, as there is an expected additional availability of 1.2 million heads of cattle for fattening, which will translate into approximately 396 thousand tons of beef in the channel, a volume 20 percent higher than the national average recorded in 2025. This volume is equivalent to about 277 thousand tons of boneless meat for domestic consumption, a quantity that largely exceeds imports from Brazil, which amounted to around 120 thousand tons at the end of this year. The CNOG warned that domestic surpluses would represent more than double the imported meat, so maintaining the entry of foreign product could cause a severe drop ...